Allen Tatomer of Blue Collar Builders TV has an idea He plans to use his experience in construction project management and his history as a home show TV producer to provide rebuilding options to the property owners devastated by last years Camp Fire in Paradise CA The Blue Collar Builders are pursuing product sponsorships along with the television series Paradise Rises to bring down construction costs in hopes of making the transition back into normal life easier for Paradise residents Among the project challenges will be adapting construction techniques for disaster awareness including features like rooftop sprinklers fire resistant exterior materials and designs that reduce the buildup of natural debris on and around the structures After seeing Chief Architects illustration work with Fine Home Building on 2018s California House Allen approached us to help as contributors to his projects vision The Planning The idea is to leverage a base floor plan then derive from it multiple options in square footage and architectural style This technique will make the construction process easier to manage and more cost efficient while preserving individual identities for the homes Home owners can choose their favorite style and home size and even include a matching Accessory Dwelling Unit ADU as temporary living quarters during construction and future use as guest house studio or rental option There are 6 floor plan options available ranging from 1200 sq ft to 2400 sq ft Each option can be modified to adapt a different architectural style We used Chief Architect to create the initial footprint for the floor plan then saved off copies for each subsequent design We focus on these styles Coastal Colonial Cottage Craftsman Farmhouse Tuscan and Victorian Flip through the full selection of the latest revisions Farmhouse floor plan elevation views and renderings Implementation Using Chief Architect Premier makes it easy to quickly adapt different roof attributes for the plans updating default attributes for things like windows cabinets and even material colors help to streamline the process We leveraged websites like Houzzcom and Pinterest to search out inspiration for the house style Simply using a term like Modern Farmhouse Exterior returns results that help identify architectural features scaling and massings that are typical to a design style After I wrap up the option and style concepts our team begins producing illustrations and animations that bring the designs to life Kerry masters interior design and aesthetics generating stills using the various library catalogs and rendering techniques available for Chief Architect